Sale-A-Bration FREEBIES end on 2/28/2022!

Don't miss out - there are many fun freebies just waiting for you HERE!

Every $50 spent during February allows you to select a free reward choice from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. You can choose from 6x6" or 12x12" desiger series papers, a variety of exclusive limited-edition stamp sets, or even a bundled set and coordinating paper! Many of the SAB rewards match sets and bundles in the January-June mini catalog, making them so versatile. But when they are gone - they are gone!  So check it out, and remember these quick tips:

• order must be $50 before shipping and tax
• generous hostess benefits start at just $150 in orders
• there's a beautiful bonus free stamp set when orders hit $300
• you can pool orders with friends, or just place your own party anytime.

Here are just a few of the projects we made with Sale-a-bration freebies - 

Sunshine & Rainbows 6x6" Designer Series Paper - free with a $50 purchase.

Daffodil Afternoon 12x12" Designer Series Paper - free with a $50 purchase.

Sunshine & Rainbows 6x6" Designer Series Paper - free with a $50 purchase. Or,

Driving By Stamp Set -  free with a $50 purchase.

Sunshine & Rainbows 6x6" Designer Series Paper - free with a $50 purchase.

Hostess: Calming Camellia set, free with a qualifying party or order of $300.

Simply Marbelous 6x6" Designer Series Paper, free with a $50 purchase. Or,

Friendly Hello Stamp Set/Designer Series paper combo, free with a $100 purchase.

Friendly Hello Stamp Set/Designer Series paper combo, free with a $100 purchase.

Island Vibes Stamp Set, free with a $50 purchase.

Hostess: Calming Camellia set, free with a qualifying party or order of $300.

Simply Marbelous 6x6" Designer Series Paper, free with a $50 purchase. Or,

Awesome Otters Stamp Set, free with a $50 purchase.

Sunshine & Rainbows 6x6" Designer Series Paper - free with a $50 purchase.

Daffodil Afternoon 12x12" Designer Series paper - free with a $50 purchase.

Sunshine & Rainbows 6x6" Designer Series Paper - free with a $50 purchase.

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code R2PRBNSD through Feb. 28, 2022 to get full benefits from me -

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  *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

Share It Sunday!! Free Tutorial - Let's Set Sail!

It's time to share another great tutorial - just talking today about needing a beach vacation - and I think this card fits the bill.  Hope you like it too!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Let’s Set Sail

All images © 1990-2022 Stampin’ Up!®

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Let’s Set Sail (157900) or discounted as a bundle with the Sailboat Builder Punch (157906)

• Card Stock and Paper: Crumb Cake (120953); Early Espresso (119686); Basic White (159276); Daffodil Delight (119683); So Saffron (105118); Granny Apple Green (146990)

• Stamp Pads:  Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad (147114); Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad (147097); Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad (147107)

• Tools: Horizon Dies (157778); Tasteful Labels Dies (152886); Sailboat Builder Punch (157905) or discounted as a bundle with the Let’s Set Sail Stamp Set (157906); Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Die Cutting Machine (150673)

• Miscellaneous: Rhinestone Waves Basic Jewels (159396)); Bakers Twine Essentials Pack (155475); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); Mini Glue Dots (103683); Fine Tip Glue Pen (138309)

Measurements:

Crumb Cake: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"

• Early Espresso: 5 1/4" x 4”

• Basic White:  5 1/8” x 3 7/8”

Instructions:

Adhere the Early Espresso layer to the Crumb Cake card base

1. Use the water stamp from Let’s Set Sail and Pool Party Ink to stamp the ‘sea’ four times, overlapping and staggering each one – for a muted look like mine, stamp ‘off’ each time on a piece of scrap paper before stamping on your cardstock

2. Use a die from Horizon Dies to cut the ‘sand’ from So Saffron cardstock and adhere – use the grass die and Granny Apple Green cardstock to create the dune grass and adhere in place.

3. Use the sand die again to cut out a piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock – trim to size and adhere onto the grass with Stampin’ Dimensionals

4. Die cut the fence out of Crumb Cake cardstock, add a bow and adhere in place

5. Stamp the sailboat using Early Espresso Ink and the sails using Coastal Cabana Ink – use the Sailboat Punch to cut out the pieces – glue the boat in place and add the sails with Stampin’ Dimensionals

6. Stamp the seagulls at the left top and stamp the sentiment onto a scrap piece of white cardstock using Early Espresso Ink– cut out using a die from Tasteful Labels Dies and add to the card with Dimensionals

7. Add some Rhinestone Jewels and adhere to the Espresso layer

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code R2PRBNSD through Feb. 28, 2022 to get full benefits from me -

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  *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

Paper Crafting Blog Hop February 2022 - Sale-a-bration and Anything But a Card Theme

 

Welcome to our Paper Crafting Blog Hop for February 2022 - featuring talented Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the globe including the USA, United Kingdom and Australia. We have a wide array of fun projects and design styles to share with you this month - all spotlighting

projects that are Sale-a-bration Anything But a Card!

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For my project I decided to use the Sale-a-bration free offering with a $50 purchase - Sunshine & Rainbows. This is such fun and whimsical paper - and can be used in so many ways.

I chose to made an adorable little treat package - perfect to hold many different offerings.

The Sun and Sentiment are from Kite Delight - a favorite out of the J-J Mini Catalog

This is such a simple little treat holder - here is a picture of my sketch from my notebook -

Just start with a 4" x 6" piece of DSP and score as indicated. Cut in on the two side score lines to the vertical score lines - then fold up and secure with adhesive.

This leaves you a cute, simple little box open on top, that you can fill. But I chose to add some candy and close mine up with a cute little clip I had - here are the components I used -

And here it is all finished and put together.

You can see how I pinched the sides in to made the little bag. I just love it and it is so easily reproduced with whatever you might have on hand.

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Now click on through to the rest of those hopping with me this month to see all of their wonderful creations and inspirations! ~Maureen

Shirley Merker

Tracy Held

Annette McMillan

Julia Quinn

Maureen Rauchfuss

Joy Nelson 

Julia Mazur

Mickey Moore

Krissi Hannahs

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code R2PRBNSD to get full benefits from me -

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  *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

Share It Sunday!! Free Tutorial - Cactus Cuties!

 

It's time to share another great tutorial - OMG - how adorable is this little cactus!?  What a fun card for everyday Hellos - which are my fav - hope you like it too!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Cactus Cuties

All images © 1990-2021 Stampin’ Up!^®

Supplies:

 ·       Stamp Set: Cactus Cuties (158056) or discounted as a bundle with the Cactus Builder Punch (158057)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Soft Suede (115318); Pool Party (122924); Basic White (159276); Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper (158126)

·       Stamp Pads:  Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad (147115); Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin' Pad (147095); Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad (155712)

·       Tools: Layering Circles Dies (151770); Cactus Builder Punch (158057) or discounted as a bundle with the Cactus Cuties Stamp Set (158057); Cloud Punch (157749); Paper Snips (103579), Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Die Cutting Machine (149653)

·       Miscellaneous: Pebbles Enamel Shapes 158141); Elegant Faceted Gems (152464); Bakers Twine Essentials Pack (155475); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813)

 

Measurements:

·       Soft Suede: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"

·       Pool Party: 5 1/4" x 4”

·       Basic White:  5 1/8” x 3 7/8”

 Instructions:

 1.    Adhere the Basic White layer to the Pool Party Layer

2.    Wrap around a piece of White Twine and finish with a bow on the front left

3.    Adhere to the Soft Suede Base

4.    Use the Cloud Punch to cut out the shape from the patterned paper and adhere

5.    Stamp the cactus and cut out using the largest circle die from Layering Circles

6.    Stamp the pot and cut out – use Stampin’ Dimensionals to add to the circle

7.    Adhere the cactus die cut circle to the base with Stampin’ Dimensionals

8.    Stamp the ‘hello’ and cut out using the smallest Layering Circles die – adhere

9.    Stamp the cactus flowers and cut out using the Cactus Builder Punch - adhere

10. Add Pebbles Enamel Shapes around the pot

11. Dot around clear Elegant Faceted Gems where desired and your card is done!

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code R2PRBNSD through Feb. 28, 2022 to get full benefits from me -

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  *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

January 2022 Paper Pumpkin Alternatives - Kisses & Hugs

REMINDER  - so I'm changing up my Paper Pumpkin offerings a little as most of my subscribers live out of my local area.  I will no longer be offering an alternative class.  Instead - each month I will do a Blog post showing the alternatives I have come up with.  I also send out a FREE PDF of the projects with instructions to all of my current Paper Pumpkin subscribers for the month.  I just received my kit this past Saturday - so sorry for this month's delay.  Here are my alternatives for the January 2022 kit - Kisses & Hugs - enjoy! ~Maureen

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Alternative #1 – love you Card

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Alternative #2 – XO Card

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Alternative #3 – Sending Love Notecard

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Alternative #4 – Love you More Treat Holder

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Coming to your mailbox in February 2022 

Order this kit by February 10, 2022 to get this kit and your free PDF of alternatives from me.  Plus if you order a subscription you can choose FREE Sale-a-bration products.  Ask me how!

Link to order - https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=6426

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code R2PRBNSD through Feb. 28, 2022 to get full benefits from me -

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  *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

Share It Sunday!! Free Tutorial - Sentimental Swirls

 

It's time to share another great tutorial - this one is bright and cheery - as we all long for Springtime.  With a pop of pink because after all this is Valentine's Month - enjoy!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Sentimental Swirls

All images © 1990-2022 Stampin’ Up!^®

Supplies:

 

• Stamp Sets: Sentimental Swirls (157996)

• Card Stock and Paper: Thick Basic White (159229); Bumble Bee (153007)
• Stamp Pads: Pear Pizzazz (147104); Polished Pink (155712)
• Tools: Stitched So Sweetly Dies (151690); Hive Embossing Folder (157955); Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653); Strawberry Builder Punch (154239)
• Miscellaneous: Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); Mini Glue Dots (103683); Bumblebee ¼” Gingham Ribbon (153658); Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels (158130)

Measurements:

 Basic White: 8 ½ X 5 ½ scored at 4 ¼ and burnished with the Bone Folder, remainder of sheet for stamping and diecutting

• Bumblebee: 4” x 5 ¼”

 Instructions:

 1.    Emboss Bumblebee cardstock using the Hive Embossing folder and adhere to the Thick Basic White cardstock with Stampin’ Seal Adhesive.

2.    Cut second largest scalloped rectangle using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and stamp the swirls using the Sentimental Swirls stamp set and Pear Pizzazz Ink. Attach to card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

3.    Stamp and punch flowers onto Thick Basic White cardstock with Polished Pink ink. Punch flower out using the Strawberry Builder Punch and attach to card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

4.    Add one Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewel to the center of each flower.

5.    Stamp sentiment onto a ¾” x 1 ¾” piece of Thick Basic White cardstock using Polished Pink ink and attach it to the scalloped rectangle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

6.    Tie a knot at the right end of the sentiment using Bumblebee ¼” Gingham Ribbon, holding it in place with a Mini Glue Dot.

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code R2PRBNSD through Feb. 28, 2022 to get full benefits from me -

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  *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com